A comparison of difficulty levels of vocabulary in first grade basal readers for preschool dual language learners and monolingual English learners

Author(s): Leung, Cynthia B. ; Silverman, Rebecca Deffes; Nandakumar, Ratna; Qian, Xiaoyu; Hines, Sara;
Date Issued: April, 2011
Description: A comparison between dual language and monolingual English learners' knowledge of vocabulary and level of general vocabulary knowledge, based on data from 238 children in preschools in a metropolitan area of the northeastern United States
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Funder(s): University of Maryland ; United States. Department of Education
Journal Title: American Educational Research Journal
Volume Number: 48
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 421-461
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Native Language
Country: United States
ISSN: 0002-8312 Paper
1935-1011 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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